James Comey trial: Ex-FBI director pleads not guilty in court; calls it ‘vindictive, selective prosecution’

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday during his federal court arraignment on charges brought following a public campaign by US President Donald Trump to prosecute him.Comey, who was indicted last month by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, faces two charges: making false statements and obstruction of […]

Donald Trump Florida shooting case: Ryan Routh found guilty of attempting to assassinate US President; represented himself at trial

This courtroom sketch shows U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon listening to Ryan Routh during his trial (AP photo) A jury on Tuesday found Ryan Routh guilty of attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump at his Florida golf club last year. After two hours of deliberation, the 12-member jury — five men and seven women […]

Indian-origin Delta pilot Rustom Bhagwagar pleads not guilty to dozens of child sex abuse charges

Indian-origin US pilot Rustom Bhagwagar and his former girlfriend deny all child sexual assault charges. Indian-origin Delta Air Lines pilot Rustom Bhagwagar, who was arrested from the cockpit of the flight he was flying, pleaded not guilty in Contra Costa County court Tuesday to dozens of child sex abuse charges. Pilot Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, and […]

Ovidio Guzmán Lópe: Drug lord ‘El Chapo’s’ son pleads guilty; admits to drug trafficking charges

Ovidio Guzman Lopez (AP image) Ovidio Guzman Lopez, the son of notorious Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” pleaded guilty on Friday (local time) to drug trafficking charges in the United States. He is the first of El Chapo’s sons to agree to a plea deal with US prosecutors.Prosecutors say Ovidio and his brother, Joaquín Guzmán […]

‘Disappointment and disgust’: Indian-origin man in US avoids jail, pleads guilty to filming 13,000 patients through spy camera disguised as smoke detector

Indian-origin Brooklyn dad Sanjai Syamaprasad admits to have spied 13,000 patients, staff through spy camera disguised as smoke detector. Sanjai Syamaprasad, a 48-year-old Indian-origin hospital worker in Long Island, pleaded guilty to having filmed as many as 13,000 patients and staff in the restrooms by placing secret camera disguised as a smoke detector. But despite […]

‘As guilty as the CEO’: Astronomer’s silence on HR chief Kristin Cabot, seen with Andy Byron in viral video, questioned

Astronomer did not mention Kristin Cabot in any of its statements. While Astronomer, the US company that came to the limelight because of Coldplay controversy, announced that Andy Byron resigned from the CEO post and is now hunting for a new CEO to take over, its silence over HR head Kristin Cabot is being questioned. […]

New Jersey teacher accused of having a baby with a 13-year-old pleads not guilty; could face up to 40 years in prison

A New Jersey teacher who allegedly sexually assaulted a young student and gave birth to his child appeared at Cape May County Superior Court on Wednesday.Laura Caron, 34, entered a not guilty plea via her attorney, John Tumelty, who also waived the reading of the indictment, reported the New York Post.Caron was a fifth-grade middle […]

Indian-origin physician Sanjay Mehta pleads guilty to illegally prescribing opioids that killed two in US; had little to no experience

Indian-origin physician pleads guilty to federal drug crime. (Representative image) An Indian-origin physician, Sanjay Mehta, pleaded guilty to unlawfully prescribing opioids, including to two poeple who fatally overdosed. He admitted that he procured the opioids by fraud. The 57-year-old man from West Virginia’s Shady Spring pleaded guilty to three counts of obtaining a controlled substance […]